EP2677679B1 - Method and system for precoding open loop spatial multiplexing and precoding indication method - Google Patents

Method and system for precoding open loop spatial multiplexing and precoding indication method Download PDF

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EP2677679B1
EP2677679B1 EP11858829.2A EP11858829A EP2677679B1 EP 2677679 B1 EP2677679 B1 EP 2677679B1 EP 11858829 A EP11858829 A EP 11858829A EP 2677679 B1 EP2677679 B1 EP 2677679B1
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  • the present document relates to the field of the mobile communication technology, and in particular, to a precoding method and system for open loop spatial multiplexing and a precoding indication method.
  • a spatial multiplexing mode is adopted between a sending end and a receiving end and multiple antennas are used to obtain higher transmission rate.
  • the common spatial multiplexing technology based on the closed loop feedback can be described as that: the receiving end feeds back the channel state information (abbreviated as CSI) to the sending end, the sending end uses some transmission precoding technologies according to the acquired channel information, and thus the transmission performance is greatly improved.
  • CSI channel state information
  • the closed loop spatial multiplexing technology is not applicable sometimes; for example, the link quality of the uplink feedback is poor and the channel information can not be fed back accurately.
  • the movement speed of the terminal is very fast, so the channel between the base station and the terminal changes very fast (the movement leads to the Doppler frequency shift, and brings the changes on the time domain); the time delay brought by the feedback link and the schedule, etc., makes the fed back CSI information of the previous channel be unable to represent the real-time channel information very well, which causes mismatching of the precoding.
  • the open loop spatial multiplexing can support the space multiplexing well in the case of not obtaining the channel state information.
  • x 0 i ⁇ x v ⁇ 1 i is a symbol to be sent
  • is the number of layers of the transmission data
  • U matrix is a matrix related to the number of layers ⁇
  • D ( i ) is a matrix related to a frequency location i and the number of layers ⁇ .
  • W ( i ) is a matrix related to the frequency location i and the number of layers ⁇ .
  • W ( i ) is a fixed 2 ⁇ 2 unit matrix;
  • the value of the W ( i ) can be C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , C 4 , and the specific value is related to the value of i;
  • the C 1 , C 2 , C 3 , C 4 are the code words of which the indexes corresponding to the ⁇ layers are 12, 13, 14 and 15 in the 4 antennas codebook (table 2).
  • W n I ⁇ 2 u n u n H / u n H u n , I is a unit matrix, W k j represents the j th column vector of the matrix W k .
  • W k j 1 , j 2 , ... j n represents a matrix composed by the j 1 th ,j 2 th ,...j n th columns of the matrix W k .
  • the main scenario considered when designing the scheme is a channel in a single polarized antenna scenario, and the channel in the dual polarized antenna scenario is not considered.
  • the technical problem to be solved by the present document is to provide a precoding method and system for open loop spatial multiplexing as defined in the independent claims, to implement effective precoding in the case of the open loop spatial multiplexing.
  • the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: the u a contains N columns, the n th column is V a n , and V a n is related with i.
  • is a scalar in a following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: the u b contains M columns, the n th column is V b n , and V b n is related with i.
  • the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to the same user, the u a and the u b are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the u a and the u b are different, the columns contained in the u a are a subset of the columns contained in the u b , or the columns contained in the u b are a subset of the columns contained in the u a .
  • the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the u a and the u b are different.
  • the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: the u a and the u b are orthogonal.
  • the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
  • is a scalar in a following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics: the u b contains M columns, the n th column is V b n , and V b n is related with i.
  • the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
  • a precoding indication method for open loop spatial multiplexing including: a base station determining precoding modes of data of all layers to be sent, and notifying terminals corresponding to data of all layers of the precoding modes corresponding to the data of all layers.
  • the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics: the precoding mode refers to the number of precoding operations performed on the data to be sent and the number of the data layers processed in every precoding operation.
  • the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics: the terminals calculate and report channel quality indications according to acquired precoding modes of the data of all layers.
  • the embodiment of the present document can implement effective precoding in the case of open loop spatial multiplexing, and also can support multiple antennas (such as 8 transmission antennas) application.
  • the precoding system for open loop spatial multiplexing of the present document includes a base station device and a terminal.
  • the u a contains N columns, the n th column is V a n , and V a n is related with i.
  • V a n 1 e j 2 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 e j 4 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 e j 6 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 T , wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns.
  • is a scalar in a following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • the u b contains M columns, the n th column is V b n , and the V b n is related with i.
  • the u a and the u b are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the u a and the u b are different, the columns contained in the u a are a subset of the columns contained in the u b , or the columns contained in the u b are a subset of the columns contained in the u a ; and when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the u a and the u b are orthogonal.
  • the u a contains N columns, the n th column is V a n , and V a n is related with i.
  • V a n 1 e j 2 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 e j 4 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 e j 6 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 T , wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns .
  • is a scalar in a following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • the u b contains M columns, the n th column is V b n , and V b n is related with i.
  • V b n 1 e j 2 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 e j 4 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 e j 6 ⁇ ⁇ X / 32 T , wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns .
  • is a scalar in the following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • the u a and the u b are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the u a and the u b are different, the columns contained in the u a are a subset of the columns contained in the u b , or the columns contained in the u b are a subset of the columns contained in the u a .
  • the u a and the u b are different; specifically, the u a and the u b are orthogonal.
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, and each UE is of one layer.
  • REs resource Element
  • u a contains one column V a 1 , and the column is v f a ( i ) .
  • ( md a , i ).
  • V f a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f a i / 32 T .
  • g md a i j md a + i , wherein, md a is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • u b contains one column V b 1 , and the column is v f b ( i ).
  • g ( md b , i ).
  • v f b i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f b i / 32 T .
  • g ( md b , i ) j ( md b + i )
  • md b is an initial value
  • i is a resource index number
  • j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g ( md b , i ) needs to be equal to - g ( md a , i ), and further g ( md b , i ) and the g ( md a , i ) can be scalars of the following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • q is an integer
  • the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, wherein, one UE is of two layers, and one UE is of one layer.
  • REs resource Element
  • u a contains two columns; the first column V a 1 is v f a ( i ) , and the second column V a 2 is v h a ( i ) .
  • g ( md a ,i ).
  • v f a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f a i / 32 T .
  • v h a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ h a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ h a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ h a i / 32 T .
  • g ( md a , i ) j ( md a + i ) , wherein, md a is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • u b contains one column V b 1 , and the column is v f b ( i ) .
  • g ( md b , i ).
  • v f b i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f b i / 32 T .
  • g ( md b , i ) j ( md b + i )
  • md b is an initial value
  • i is a resource index number
  • j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g ( md b , i ) needs to be equal to - g ( md a , i ), and further g ( md b , i ) and the g ( md a , i ) can be scalars of the following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • q is an integer
  • the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, wherein, the two UEs are all of two layers.
  • REs resource Element
  • u a contains two columns; the first column V a 1 is v f a ( i ) , and the second column V a 2 is v h a ( i ) .
  • g ( md a , i ).
  • v f a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f a i / 32 T .
  • v h a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ h a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ h a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ h a i / 32 T .
  • g ( md a , i ) j ( md a + i ) , wherein, md a is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • u b contains two columns; the first column V b 1 is v f b ( i ) , and the second column V b 2 is V h b ( i ) .
  • g ( md b , i ).
  • v f b i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f b i / 32 T .
  • v h b i 1 e j 2 ⁇ h b i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ h b i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ h b i / 32 T .
  • g ( md b , i ) j ( md b + i )
  • md b is an initial value
  • i is a resource index number
  • j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g ( md b , i ) needs to be equal to - g ( md a , i ); g ( md b , i ) needs to be equal to - g ( md a , i ) and further, g ( md b , i ) and the g ( md a ,i ) can be scalars of the following set ⁇ 1, j ,-1,- j ⁇ .
  • q is an integer
  • the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 1 UE.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, wherein, the UE is of one layer transmission.
  • resources such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs)
  • REs resource Element
  • f a i K a i + N a .
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 1 UE.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, wherein, the UE is of two-layer transmission.
  • resources such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs)
  • REs resource Element
  • g ( md b , i ) needs to be equal to - g ( md a , i ).
  • f a ( i ) K a i + N a
  • f b ( i ) K b i + N b
  • v f b ( i ) and v f a ( i ) are the same
  • K a , N a , K b and N b are all integers.
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, wherein, the UE is of four layers.
  • REs resource Element
  • u a contains two columns; the first column V a 1 is v f a ( i ) , and the second column V a 2 is v h a ( i ) .
  • g ( md a , i ).
  • v f a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f a i / 32 T .
  • v h a i 1 e j 2 ⁇ h a i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ h a i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ h a i / 32 T .
  • g ( md a , i ) j ( md a + i ) , wherein, md a is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • u b contains two columns; the first column V b 1 is v f b ( i ) , and the second column V b 2 is v h b ( i ) .
  • g ( md b , i ).
  • v f b i 1 e j 2 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ f b i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ f b i / 32 T .
  • v h b i 1 e j 2 ⁇ h b i / 32 e j 4 ⁇ h b i / 32 e j 6 ⁇ h b i / 32 T .
  • g ( md b , i ) j ( md b + i ) , md b is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g ( md b , i ) needs to be equal to - g ( md a , i ).
  • f a ( i ) K a i + N a
  • f b ( i ) K b i + N b
  • h a ( i ) K a i + N a
  • h a ( i ) K b i + N b
  • K a , N a , K b , N b , K a , N a , K b , and N b are all integers.
  • v h a ( i ) is equal to v f a ( i )
  • v h b ( i ) is equal to v f b ( i ) .
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, and each UE is of one layer.
  • Nb minimum transmission resources Resource Element, abbreviated as REs
  • q is an integer, and the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other; W 0 1 , W 2 1 , W 8 1 and W 10 1 are same with the definition in the LTE 4 antenna codebook.
  • md a is a parameter related to the number of layers or the mode.
  • q is an integer, and the values of q1, q2, q3 and q4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other; W 1 ⁇ 1 ⁇ , W 3 1 , W 9 1 and W 11 1 are same with the definition in the LTE 4 antenna codebook.
  • mdb is a parameter related to the number of layers or the mode.
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 1 UE.
  • the open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, and the UE is of two-layer transmission.
  • resources such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs)
  • REs resource Element
  • the base station serves 1 UE
  • the UE is of two-layer transmission.
  • q is an integer
  • the present document further includes a precoding indication method for open loop spatial multiplexing, including: a base station determining precoding modes of data of all layers to be sent, and notifying terminals corresponding to the data of all layers of the precoding modes corresponding to the data of all layers.
  • the precoding mode refers to the number of precoding operations performed to the data to be sent and the number of the data layers processed in every precoding operation. For example, for a terminal with 2-layer data to be sent totally, one of the usable precoding modes is to perform a whole 2-layer precoding on the 2-layer data; another precoding mode is to perform 1 layer precoding on 1 layer therein and perform 1 layer precoding on another layer therein.
  • the terminals calculate and report channel quality indications according to acquired precoding modes of data of all layers.
  • the embodiment of the present document can implement effective precoding in the case of open loop spatial multiplexing, and also can support multiple antennas (such as 8 transmission antennas) application.

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    Technical Field
  • The present document relates to the field of the mobile communication technology, and in particular, to a precoding method and system for open loop spatial multiplexing and a precoding indication method.
  • Background of the Related Art
  • In the wireless communication system, a spatial multiplexing mode is adopted between a sending end and a receiving end and multiple antennas are used to obtain higher transmission rate. The common spatial multiplexing technology based on the closed loop feedback can be described as that: the receiving end feeds back the channel state information (abbreviated as CSI) to the sending end, the sending end uses some transmission precoding technologies according to the acquired channel information, and thus the transmission performance is greatly improved.
  • However, in the real application, the closed loop spatial multiplexing technology is not applicable sometimes; for example, the link quality of the uplink feedback is poor and the channel information can not be fed back accurately. Again for example, the movement speed of the terminal is very fast, so the channel between the base station and the terminal changes very fast (the movement leads to the Doppler frequency shift, and brings the changes on the time domain); the time delay brought by the feedback link and the schedule, etc., makes the fed back CSI information of the previous channel be unable to represent the real-time channel information very well, which causes mismatching of the precoding. In this case, the open loop spatial multiplexing can support the space multiplexing well in the case of not obtaining the channel state information.
  • The current open loop spatial multiplexing technology only supports the situation of a single user, for example, in the long term evolution (abbreviated as LTE), the specified open loop precoding technology is: y 0 i y P 1 i = W i D i U x 0 i x v 1 i
    Figure imgb0001
    Wherein, x 0 i x v 1 i
    Figure imgb0002
    is a symbol to be sent, υ is the number of layers of the transmission data, U matrix is a matrix related to the number of layers υ, D(i) is a matrix related to a frequency location i and the number of layers υ. U and D(i) are shown in the following table: Table 1
    The number of layers υ U D(i)
    2 1 2 1 1 1 e j 2 π / 2
    Figure imgb0003
    1 0 0 e j 2 πi / 2
    Figure imgb0004
    3 1 3 1 1 1 1 e j 2 π / 3 e j 4 π / 3 1 e j 4 π / 3 e j 8 π / 3
    Figure imgb0005
    1 0 0 0 e j 2 πi / 3 0 0 0 e j 4 πi / 3
    Figure imgb0006
    4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 e j 2 π / 4 e j 4 π / 4 e j 6 π / 4 1 e j 4 π / 4 e j 8 π / 4 e j 12 π / 4 1 e j 6 π / 4 e j 12 π / 4 e j 18 π / 4
    Figure imgb0007
    1 0 0 0 0 e j 2 πi / 4 0 0 0 0 e j 4 πi / 4 0 0 0 0 e j 6 πi / 4
    Figure imgb0008
  • W(i) is a matrix related to the frequency location i and the number of layers υ. When the number of transmission antennas is 2, W(i) is a fixed 2×2 unit matrix; when the number of transmission antennas is 4, the value of the W(i) can be C 1,C 2,C 3,C 4, and the specific value is related to the value of i; the C 1,C 2,C 3,C 4 are the code words of which the indexes corresponding to the υ layers are 12, 13, 14 and 15 in the 4 antennas codebook (table 2). Table 2
    Index un The number of layers υ
    1 2 3 4
    0 u 0 = [1 -1 -1 -1] T W 0 1
    Figure imgb0009
    W 0 14 / 2
    Figure imgb0010
    W 0 124 / 3
    Figure imgb0011
    W 0 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0012
    1 u 1 = [1 -j 1 j] T W 1 1
    Figure imgb0013
    W 1 12 / 2
    Figure imgb0014
    W 1 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0015
    W 1 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0016
    2 u 2 = [1 1 -1 1] T W 2 1
    Figure imgb0017
    W 2 12 / 2
    Figure imgb0018
    W 2 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0019
    W 2 3214 / 2
    Figure imgb0020
    3 u 3 = [1 j 1 -j] T W 3 1
    Figure imgb0021
    W 3 12 / 2
    Figure imgb0022
    W 3 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0023
    W 3 3214 / 2
    Figure imgb0024
    4 u 4 = 1 1 j / 2 j 1 j / 2 T
    Figure imgb0025
    W 4 1
    Figure imgb0026
    W 4 14 / 2
    Figure imgb0027
    W 4 124 / 3
    Figure imgb0028
    W 4 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0029
    5 u 5 = 1 1 j / 2 j 1 j / 2 T
    Figure imgb0030
    W 5 1
    Figure imgb0031
    W 5 14 / 2
    Figure imgb0032
    W 5 124 / 3
    Figure imgb0033
    W 5 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0034
    6 u 6 = 1 1 + j / 2 j 1 + j / 2 T
    Figure imgb0035
    W 6 1
    Figure imgb0036
    W 6 13 / 2
    Figure imgb0037
    W 6 134 / 3
    Figure imgb0038
    W 6 1324 / 2
    Figure imgb0039
    7 u 7 = 1 1 + j / 2 j 1 + j / 2 T
    Figure imgb0040
    W 7 1
    Figure imgb0041
    W 7 13 / 2
    Figure imgb0042
    W 7 134 / 3
    Figure imgb0043
    W 7 1324 / 2
    Figure imgb0044
    8 u 8 = [1 -1 1 1] T W 8 1
    Figure imgb0045
    W 8 12 / 2
    Figure imgb0046
    W 8 124 / 3
    Figure imgb0047
    W 8 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0048
    9 u 9 = [1 -j -1 -j] T W 9 1
    Figure imgb0049
    W 9 14 / 2
    Figure imgb0050
    W 9 134 / 3
    Figure imgb0051
    W 9 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0052
    10 u 10 = [1 1 1 -1] T W 10 1
    Figure imgb0053
    W 10 13 / 2
    Figure imgb0054
    W 10 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0055
    W 10 1324 / 2
    Figure imgb0056
    11 u 11 = [1 j -1 j] T W 11 1
    Figure imgb0057
    W 11 13 / 2
    Figure imgb0058
    W 11 134 / 3
    Figure imgb0059
    W 11 1324 / 2
    Figure imgb0060
    12 u 12 = [1 -1 -1 1] T W 12 1
    Figure imgb0061
    W 12 12 / 2
    Figure imgb0062
    W 12 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0063
    W 12 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0064
    13 u 13 = [1 -1 1 -1] T W 13 1
    Figure imgb0065
    W 13 13 / 2
    Figure imgb0066
    W 13 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0067
    W 13 1324 / 2
    Figure imgb0068
    14 u 14 = [1 1 -1 -1] T W 14 1
    Figure imgb0069
    W 14 13 / 2
    Figure imgb0070
    W 14 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0071
    W 14 3214 / 2
    Figure imgb0072
    15 u 15 = [1 1 1 1] T W 15 1
    Figure imgb0073
    W 15 12 / 2
    Figure imgb0074
    W 15 123 / 3
    Figure imgb0075
    W 15 1234 / 2
    Figure imgb0076
  • Wherein, W n = I 2 u n u n H / u n H u n ,
    Figure imgb0077
    I is a unit matrix, W k j
    Figure imgb0078
    represents the jth column vector of the matrix Wk. W k j 1 , j 2 , j n
    Figure imgb0079
    represents a matrix composed by the j1 th,j2 th,...jn th columns of the matrix Wk .
  • Summary of the Invention
  • There are the following problems existed in the above-mentioned scheme: not supporting the open loop multi-user spatial multiplexing.
  • Because of the expansion of the antenna technology, in the 8 transmission antennas application, there is a lack of the corresponding solution.
  • The main scenario considered when designing the scheme is a channel in a single polarized antenna scenario, and the channel in the dual polarized antenna scenario is not considered.
  • The technical problem to be solved by the present document is to provide a precoding method and system for open loop spatial multiplexing as defined in the independent claims, to implement effective precoding in the case of the open loop spatial multiplexing.
  • In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problem a precoding method for open loop spatial multiplexing is provided, including: in transmission resources, a base station precoding N-layer data to be sent by using w a = u a α u a ,
    Figure imgb0080
    wherein ua is a vector or matrix related to a transmission resource location i; α is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics:
    the ua contains N columns, the nth column is V a n ,
    Figure imgb0081
    and V a n
    Figure imgb0082
    is related with i.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: V a n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0083
    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns.
  • The above-mentioned method further has the following characteristics:
    α is a scalar in a following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • The above-mentioned method further has the following characteristics:
    α = g(i); g i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 ;
    Figure imgb0084
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
    or, g i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3
    Figure imgb0085
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics:
    in the transmission resources, the base station precodes M-layer data to be sent besides the N-layer data by using w b = u b β u b ,
    Figure imgb0086
    wherein ub is a vector or matrix related to the transmission resource location i; β is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; β = -α for same transmission resource locations; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics:
    the ub contains M columns, the nth column is V b n ,
    Figure imgb0087
    and V b n
    Figure imgb0088
    is related with i.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics: V b n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0089
    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics:
    when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to the same user, the ua and the ub are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the ua and the ub are different, the columns contained in the ua are a subset of the columns contained in the ub , or the columns contained in the ub are a subset of the columns contained in the ua.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics:
    when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the ua and the ub are different.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned method further can have the following characteristics:
    the ua and the ub are orthogonal.
  • A precoding system for open loop spatial multiplexing is also provided, including a base station device; wherein, the base station device is configured to: in transmission resources, precode N-layer data to be sent by using w a = u a α u a ,
    Figure imgb0090
    wherein, ua is a vector or matrix related to a transmission resource location i; α is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
    • the ua contains N columns, the nth column is V a n ,
      Figure imgb0091
      and V a n
      Figure imgb0092
      is related with i; and
    • V a n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
      Figure imgb0093
      wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns.
  • The above-mentioned system further has the following characteristics:
    α is a scalar in a following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
    the base station device is further configured to: in the transmission resources, precode M-layer data to be sent besides the N-layer data by using w b = u b β u b ,
    Figure imgb0094
    wherein ub is a vector or matrix related to the transmission resource location i; β is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; β = -α for same transmission resource locations; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
    the ub contains M columns, the nth column is V b n ,
    Figure imgb0095
    and V b n
    Figure imgb0096
    is related with i.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
    • when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to the same user, the ua and the ub are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the ua and the ub are different, the columns contained in the ua are a subset of the columns contained in the ub , or the columns contained in the ub are a subset of the columns contained in the ua ; and
    • when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the ua and the ub are orthogonal.
  • A precoding indication method for open loop spatial multiplexing is also provided, including: a base station determining precoding modes of data of all layers to be sent, and notifying terminals corresponding to data of all layers of the precoding modes corresponding to the data of all layers.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
    the precoding mode refers to the number of precoding operations performed on the data to be sent and the number of the data layers processed in every precoding operation.
  • Preferably, the above-mentioned system further can have the following characteristics:
    the terminals calculate and report channel quality indications according to acquired precoding modes of the data of all layers.
  • The embodiment of the present document can implement effective precoding in the case of open loop spatial multiplexing, and also can support multiple antennas (such as 8 transmission antennas) application.
  • Preferred Embodiments of the Invention
  • The precoding system for open loop spatial multiplexing of the present document includes a base station device and a terminal.
  • The base station device is used to: in transmission resources, precode N-layer data to be sent by using w a = u a α u a ,
    Figure imgb0097
    wherein, ua is a vector or matrix related to a transmission resource location i; α is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • The ua contains N columns, the nth column is V a n ,
    Figure imgb0098
    and V a n
    Figure imgb0099
    is related with i. V a n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0100
    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns.
    α is a scalar in a following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
    α = g(i); g i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 ;
    Figure imgb0101
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
    or, g i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3
    Figure imgb0102
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other.
  • The base station device is further used to: in the transmission resources, precode M-layer data to be sent besides the N-layer data by using w b = u b β u b ,
    Figure imgb0103
    wherein ub is a vector or matrix related to the transmission resource location i; β is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; β = -α for same transmission resource locations; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • The ub contains M columns, the nth column is V b n ,
    Figure imgb0104
    and the V b n
    Figure imgb0105
    is related with i.
  • When the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to a same user, the ua and the ub are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the ua and the ub are different, the columns contained in the ua are a subset of the columns contained in the ub , or the columns contained in the ub are a subset of the columns contained in the ua ; and when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the ua and the ub are orthogonal.
  • In the present document, the precoding method for open loop spatial multiplexing includes: in transmission resources, a base station precoding N-layer data to be sent by using w a = u a α u a ,
    Figure imgb0106
    wherein ua is a vector or matrix related to a transmission resource location i; α is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • Wherein, the ua contains N columns, the nth column is V a n ,
    Figure imgb0107
    and V a n
    Figure imgb0108
    is related with i. V a n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0109
    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns .
    α is a scalar in a following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • Specifically, α = g(i); g i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 ;
    Figure imgb0110
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
    or, g i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3
    Figure imgb0111
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other.
  • In the present method, when requiring to send the M-layer data besides the N-layer data in the transmission resources (that is, in the transmission resources which are same with the above-mentioned transmission resources), the base station precodes M-layer data to be sent besides the N-layer data by using w b = u b β u b ,
    Figure imgb0112
    wherein ub is a vector or matrix related to the transmission resource location i; β is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; β = -α for same transmission resource locations; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  • The ub contains M columns, the nth column is V b n ,
    Figure imgb0113
    and V b n
    Figure imgb0114
    is related with i. V b n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0115
    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different ns .
    α is a scalar in the following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • Specifically, α = g(i); g i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 ;
    Figure imgb0116
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
    or, g i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3
    Figure imgb0117
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other.
  • When the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to a same user, the ua and the ub are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the ua and the ub are different, the columns contained in the ua are a subset of the columns contained in the ub , or the columns contained in the ub are a subset of the columns contained in the ua.
  • When the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the ua and the ub are different; specifically, the ua and the ub are orthogonal.
  • The present document is described in detail by combining with the specific embodiments hereinafter.
  • Embodiment 1
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • For example, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, and each UE is of one layer.
  • One UE therein uses the following precoding mode: w a i md a = u a α u a = v f a i g md a i v f a i .
    Figure imgb0118
  • Wherein, ua contains one column V a 1 ,
    Figure imgb0119
    and the column is v fa (i). α = (mda ,i). V f a i = 1 e j 2 πf a i / 32 e j 4 πf a i / 32 e j 6 πf a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0120
    g md a i = j md a + i ,
    Figure imgb0121
    wherein, mda is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • Another UE uses the following precoding mode: w b i md b = u b β u b = v f b i g md b i v f b i .
    Figure imgb0122
  • Wherein, ub contains one column V b 1 ,
    Figure imgb0123
    and the column is vfb (i). β = g(mdb ,i). v f b i = 1 e j 2 πf b i / 32 e j 4 πf b i / 32 e j 6 πf b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0124
    g(mdb ,i) = j (mdb +i), mdb is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g(mdb ,i) needs to be equal to - g(mda ,i), and further g(mdb ,i) and the g(mda ,i) can be scalars of the following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • Further, g md a i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 .
    Figure imgb0125
  • Wherein, q is an integer, and the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
  • Or, it can be: g md a i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3 ,
    Figure imgb0126
    wherein, the values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other;
    preferably, fa (i) = Kai + Na , and fb (i) = Kbi + Nb ; preferably, v fb (i) and v fa (i) are orthogonal, Ka Na Kb Nb are all integers; preferably, fb (i) = fa (i) ± 4N or fb (i) = fa (i) ± 8N, wherein, N is a positive integer.
  • Embodiment 2
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • For example, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, wherein, one UE is of two layers, and one UE is of one layer.
  • One UE therein uses the following precoding mode: w a i md a = u a α u a = v f a i v h a i g md i v f a i g md i v h a i .
    Figure imgb0127
  • Wherein, ua contains two columns; the first column V a 1
    Figure imgb0128
    is v fa (i), and the second column V a 2
    Figure imgb0129
    is v ha (i). α = g(mda,i). v f a i = 1 e j 2 πf a i / 32 e j 4 πf a i / 32 e j 6 πf a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0130
    v h a i = 1 e j 2 πh a i / 32 e j 4 πh a i / 32 e j 6 πh a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0131
    g(mda ,i) = j (mda +i), wherein, mda is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • Another UE uses the following precoding mode: w b i md b = u b β u b = v f b i g md b i v f b i .
    Figure imgb0132
  • Wherein, ub contains one column V b 1 ,
    Figure imgb0133
    and the column is v fb (i). β = g(mdb ,i). v f b i = 1 e j 2 πf b i / 32 e j 4 πf b i / 32 e j 6 πf b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0134
    g(mdb ,i) = j (mdb +i), mdb is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g(mdb ,i) needs to be equal to - g(mda ,i), and further g(mdb ,i) and the g(mda ,i) can be scalars of the following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • Further, g md a i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 .
    Figure imgb0135
  • Wherein, q is an integer, and the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
  • Or, it can be: g md a i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3 ,
    Figure imgb0136
    wherein, the values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other;
    preferably, fa (i) = Kai + Na , fb (i) = Kbi + Nb , and ha (i) = Ka i + Na ; preferably, vfb (i) is orthogonal with both v fa (i) and v ha (i); preferably, v fa (i) and v ha (i) are the same; Ka , Na , Kb , Nb , Ka , and Na are all integers.
  • Preferably, fb (i) = fa (i) ± 4N or fb (i) = fa (i) ± 8N, wherein, N is a positive integer.
  • Preferably, ha (i) = fa (i) ± 4M or ha (i) = fa (i) ± 8M, wherein, N is a positive integer.
  • Embodiment 3
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • Preferably, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, wherein, the two UEs are all of two layers.
  • One UE therein uses the following precoding mode: w a i md a = u a αu a = v f a i v h a i g md i v f a i g md i v h a i .
    Figure imgb0137
  • Wherein, ua contains two columns; the first column V a 1
    Figure imgb0138
    is v fa (i), and the second column V a 2
    Figure imgb0139
    is v ha (i). α = g(mda ,i). v f a i = 1 e j 2 πf a i / 32 e j 4 πf a i / 32 e j 6 πf a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0140
    v h a i = 1 e j 2 πh a i / 32 e j 4 πh a i / 32 e j 6 πh a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0141
    g(mda ,i) = j (mda +i), wherein, mda is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • Another UE uses the following precoding mode: w b i md b = u b β u b = v f b i v h b i g md b i v f b i g md b i v h b i .
    Figure imgb0142
  • Wherein, ub contains two columns; the first column V b 1
    Figure imgb0143
    is v fb (i), and the second column V b 2
    Figure imgb0144
    is V hb (i). β = g(mdb ,i). v f b i = 1 e j 2 πf b i / 32 e j 4 πf b i / 32 e j 6 πf b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0145
    v h b i = 1 e j 2 πh b i / 32 e j 4 πh b i / 32 e j 6 πh b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0146
    g(mdb ,i) = j (mdb +i), mdb is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g(mdb ,i) needs to be equal to - g(mda ,i); g(mdb ,i) needs to be equal to - g(mda ,i) and further, g(mdb ,i) and the g(mda,i) can be scalars of the following set {1,j,-1,-j}.
  • Further, g md a i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4
    Figure imgb0147
  • Wherein, q is an integer, and the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
  • Or, it can be: g md a i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3 ,
    Figure imgb0148
    wherein, the values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other;
    preferably, fa (i) = Kai + Na , f b(i) = Kbi + Nb , ha (i) = Ka i + Na and ha (i) = Kb i + Nb ; preferably, v fb (i) is orthogonal with both v fa (i) and v ha (i), and v hb (i) is orthogonal with both v fa (i) and v ha (i); preferably, v fa (i) and v ha (i) are the same; preferably, v fb (i) and v hb (i) are the same; and Ka , Na , Kb , Nb , Ka , Na , Kb , and Nb are all integers.
  • Preferably, fb (i) = fa (i) ± 4N or fb (i) = fa (i) ± 8N, wherein, N is a positive integer.
  • Preferably, ha (i) = fa (i) ± 4M or ha (i) = fa (i) ± 8M, wherein, N is a positive integer.
  • Embodiment 4
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 1 UE.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • Preferably, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, wherein, the UE is of one layer transmission.
  • The UE uses the following precoding mode: w a i md a = u a α u a = v f a i g md a i v f a i .
    Figure imgb0149
  • Wherein, ua contains one column V a 1 ;
    Figure imgb0150
    the column is v fa (i) . α = g(mda ,i). v f a i = 1 e j 2 πf a i / 32 e j 4 πf a i / 32 e j 6 πf a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0151
    g(mda ,i) = j (mda +i), wherein, mda is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • Preferably, f a i = K a i + N a .
    Figure imgb0152
  • Embodiment 5
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 1 UE.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • Preferably, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, wherein, the UE is of two-layer transmission.
  • The UE uses the following precoding mode:
    one layer of the UE uses the following precoding mode: w a i md a = u a α u a = v f a i g md a i v f a i .
    Figure imgb0153
  • Wherein, ua contains one column V a 1 ;
    Figure imgb0154
    the column is v fa (i). α = g(mda ,i). v f a i = 1 e j 2 πf a i / 32 e j 4 πf a i / 32 e j 6 πf a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0155
    g(mda ,i) = j (mda +i), wherein, mda is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • Another layer of the UE uses the following precoding mode: w b i md b = u b β u b = v f b i g md b i v f b i .
    Figure imgb0156
  • Wherein, ub contains one column V b 1 ;
    Figure imgb0157
    the column is v fb (i). β = g(mdb ,i). v f b i = 1 e j 2 πf b i / 32 e j 4 πf b i / 32 e j 6 πf b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0158
    g(mdb,i) = j (mdb +i), wherein, mdb is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g(mdb ,i) needs to be equal to - g(mda ,i).
  • Preferably, fa (i) = Kai + Na , and fb (i) = Kbi + Nb ; preferably, v fb (i) and v fa (i) are the same; and Ka , Na , Kb and Nb are all integers.
  • Preferably, it can be that v fb (i) and v fa (i) are different; fb (i) = fa (i) ± N, wherein, N is an integer in 0-4.
  • Embodiment 6
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • Preferably, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, wherein, the UE is of four layers.
  • Tow layers therein use the following precoding mode: w a i md a = u a α u a = v f a i v h a i g md i v f a i g md i v h a i .
    Figure imgb0159
  • Wherein, ua contains two columns; the first column V a 1
    Figure imgb0160
    is v fa (i), and the second column V a 2
    Figure imgb0161
    is v ha (i). α = g(mda ,i). v f a i = 1 e j 2 πf a i / 32 e j 4 πf a i / 32 e j 6 πf a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0162
    v h a i = 1 e j 2 πh a i / 32 e j 4 πh a i / 32 e j 6 πh a i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0163
  • g(mda ,i) = j (mda +i), wherein, mda is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • Another two layers use the following precoding mode: w b i md b = u b β u b = v f b i v h b i g md b i v f b i g md b i v h b i .
    Figure imgb0164
  • Wherein, ub contains two columns; the first column V b 1
    Figure imgb0165
    is v fb (i), and the second column V b 2
    Figure imgb0166
    is v hb (i). β = g(mdb ,i). v f b i = 1 e j 2 πf b i / 32 e j 4 πf b i / 32 e j 6 πf b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0167
    v h b i = 1 e j 2 πh b i / 32 e j 4 πh b i / 32 e j 6 πh b i / 32 T .
    Figure imgb0168
  • g(mdb ,i) = j (mdb +i), mdb is an initial value, i is a resource index number, and j is an imaginary number identifier.
  • g(mdb ,i) needs to be equal to - g(mda ,i).
    preferably, fa (i) = Kai + Na , fb (i) = Kbi + Nb , ha (i) = Ka i + Na and ha (i) = Kb i + Nb ; and Ka , Na , Kb , Nb , Ka , Na , Kb , and Nb are all integers.
  • Preferably, v fb (i) and v fa (i) are different; fb (i) = fa (i) ± N, wherein, N is an integer in 0-8.
  • Preferably, v ha (i) is equal to v fa (i), and v hb (i) is equal to v fb (i).
  • It is described by providing the specific embodiments hereinafter.
  • Specific embodiment 1
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 2 UEs.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • Preferably, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 2 UEs, and each UE is of one layer.
  • One UE therein uses the following precoding mode: w a i md a = { W 0 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 W 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 2 W 8 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 W 10 1 , mod i q 4 = p 4
    Figure imgb0169
  • Wherein, q is an integer, and the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
    W 0 1 ,
    Figure imgb0170
    W 2 1 ,
    Figure imgb0171
    W 8 1
    Figure imgb0172
    and W 10 1
    Figure imgb0173
    are same with the definition in the LTE 4 antenna codebook. mda is a parameter related to the number of layers or the mode.
  • Another user uses the following precoding mode: w b i md a = { W 1 1 , mod i q 4 = q 1 W 3 1 , mod i q 4 = q 2 W 9 1 , mod i q 4 = q 3 W 11 1 , mod i q 4 = q 4
    Figure imgb0174
  • Wherein, q is an integer, and the values of q1, q2, q3 and q4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other;
    W 1 {1}, W 3 1 ,
    Figure imgb0175
    W 9 1
    Figure imgb0176
    and W 11 1
    Figure imgb0177
    are same with the definition in the LTE 4 antenna codebook. mdb is a parameter related to the number of layers or the mode.
  • Specific embodiment 2
  • the sending end (the base station) performs the open loop precoding on at least 1 UE.
  • The open loop precoding method used by the base station is not based on the feedback of the receiving end (UE), but based on a predetermined open loop precoding mode.
  • Preferably, that open loop precoding mode is that: in a segment of transmission resources, such as Nb minimum transmission resources (Resource Element, abbreviated as REs), the base station serves 1 UE, and the UE is of two-layer transmission.
  • The UE uses the following precoding mode: w i = { W 1 1,2 , mod i q 4 = p 1 W 2 1,2 , mod i q 4 = p 2 W 3 1,2 , mod i q 4 = p 3 W 8 1,2 , mod i q 4 = p 4
    Figure imgb0178
  • Wherein, q is an integer, and the values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other; W 1 {1,2}, W 2 1,2 ,
    Figure imgb0179
    W 3 1,2
    Figure imgb0180
    and W 8 1,2
    Figure imgb0181
    are same with the definition in the LTE 4 antenna codebook.
  • The present document further includes a precoding indication method for open loop spatial multiplexing, including: a base station determining precoding modes of data of all layers to be sent, and notifying terminals corresponding to the data of all layers of the precoding modes corresponding to the data of all layers.
  • Here, the precoding mode refers to the number of precoding operations performed to the data to be sent and the number of the data layers processed in every precoding operation. For example, for a terminal with 2-layer data to be sent totally, one of the usable precoding modes is to perform a whole 2-layer precoding on the 2-layer data; another precoding mode is to perform 1 layer precoding on 1 layer therein and perform 1 layer precoding on another layer therein.
  • The terminals calculate and report channel quality indications according to acquired precoding modes of data of all layers.
  • It is worth to be indicated that, in this text, every column of the described vector or matrix being multiplied by a constant coefficient belongs to the equivalent transform of the present document, and will not influence the implementation effect of the present document.
  • In addition, as to all matrixes of the present document, performing an arbitrary column exchange on a column contained therein belongs to the equivalent transform, and will not influence its implementation effect.
  • It should be illustrated that, in the case of not conflicting, the embodiments in the present application and features in these embodiments can be combined with each other.
  • Certainly, the present document can have a variety of other embodiments. Those skilled in the art can make the corresponding modifications and variations according to the present document without departing from the scope of the present document. And all of these modifications or the variations should be embodied in the scope of the appended claims of the present document.
  • It can be understood by those skilled in the art that all or part of steps in the above-mentioned method can be fulfilled by programs instructing the relevant hardware components, and the programs can be stored in a computer readable storage medium such as a read only memory, a magnetic disk or an optical disk, etc. Alternatively, all or part of the steps in the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented with one or more integrated circuits. Accordingly, each module/unit in the above-mentioned embodiments can be implemented in the form of hardware, or in the form of software function module. The present document is not limit to any specific form of the combination of the hardware and software.
  • Industrial Applicability
  • The embodiment of the present document can implement effective precoding in the case of open loop spatial multiplexing, and also can support multiple antennas (such as 8 transmission antennas) application.

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  1. A precoding method for open loop spatial multiplexing, characterized by comprising:
    in transmission resources, a base station precoding N-layer data to be sent by using w a = u a α u a ,
    Figure imgb0182
    wherein ua is a vector or matrix related to a transmission resource location i; α is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i and α is a scalar in a following set {1,j,-1,-j}; and N is an integer less than or equal to a number of base station transmission antennas;
    wherein,
    α = g(i); g i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 ;
    Figure imgb0183
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other, and i is a resource index number; or, g i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3
    Figure imgb0184
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other, and i is a resource index number.
  2. The method according to claim 1, wherein,
    the ua contains N columns, the nth column is V a n ,
    Figure imgb0185
    and V a n
    Figure imgb0186
    is related with i.
  3. The method according to claim 2, wherein, V a n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0187

    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different n.
  4. The method according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein,
    in the transmission resources, the base station precodes M-layer data to be sent besides the N-layer data by using w b = u b β u b ,
    Figure imgb0188
    wherein ub is a vector or matrix related to the transmission resource location i; β is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; β = -α for same transmission resource locations; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  5. The method according to claim 4, wherein,
    the ub contains M columns, the nth column is V b n ,
    Figure imgb0189
    and V b n
    Figure imgb0190
    is related with i, wherein, V b n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0191

    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different n,
    or,
    wherein,
    when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to a same user, the ua and the ub are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the ua and the ub are different, the columns contained in the ua are a subset of the columns contained in the ub , or the columns contained in the ub are a subset of the columns contained in the ua .
  6. The method according to claim 4, wherein,
    when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the ua and the ub are different.
  7. The method according to claim 6, wherein,
    the ua and the ub are orthogonal.
  8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising:
    the base station determining precoding modes of data of all layers to be sent, and notifying terminals corresponding to the data of all layers of the precoding modes corresponding to the data of all layers.
  9. The method according to claim 8, wherein,
    the precoding mode refers to a number of precoding operations performed on the data to be sent and a number of the data layers processed in every precoding operation,
    or,
    wherein,
    the terminals calculate and report channel quality indications according to acquired precoding modes of the data of all layers.
  10. A precoding system for open loop spatial multiplexing, characterized by comprising a base station device; wherein,
    the base station device is configured to: in transmission resources, precode N-layer data to be sent by using w a = u a α u a ,
    Figure imgb0192
    wherein, ua is a vector or matrix related to a transmission resource location i; α is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i and α is a scalar in a following set {1,j,-1,-j}; and N is an integer less than or equal to a number of base station transmission antennas;
    wherein,
    α = g(i); g i = { 1 , mod i q 4 = p 1 j , mod i q 4 = p 2 1 , mod i q 4 = p 3 j , mod i q 4 = p 4 ;
    Figure imgb0193
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1, p2, p3 and p4 are one of 1, 2, 3 and 4, and are different from each other, and i is a resource index number; or, g i = { 1 , mod i q 2 = p 1 1 , mod i q 2 = p 3
    Figure imgb0194
    wherein, q is an integer, values of p1 and p3 are one of 1 and 2, and are different from each other, and i is a resource index number.
  11. The system according to claim 10, wherein,
    the ua contains N columns, the nth column is V a n ,
    Figure imgb0195
    and V a n
    Figure imgb0196
    is related with i; and V a n = 1 e j 2 πX / 32 e j 4 πX / 32 e j 6 πX / 32 T ,
    Figure imgb0197

    wherein, X is an integer, and values of the X are different for different n.
  12. The system according to claim 10 or 11, wherein,
    the base station device is further configured to: in the transmission resources, precode M-layer data to be sent besides the N-layer data by using w b = u b β u b ,
    Figure imgb0198
    wherein ub is a vector or matrix related to the transmission resource location i; β is a real number or a complex number related to the transmission resource location i; β = -α for same transmission resource locations; and N is an integer less than or equal to the number of base station transmission antennas.
  13. The system according to claim 12, wherein,
    the ub contains M columns, the nth column is V b n ,
    Figure imgb0199
    and V b n
    Figure imgb0200
    is related with i,
    or,
    wherein,
    when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to a same user, the ua and the ub are same or different; when a sum of the M and the N is greater than 2 and the ua and the ub are different, the columns contained in the ua are a subset of the columns contained in the ub , or the columns contained in the ub are a subset of the columns contained in the ua ; and
    when the N-layer data and the M-layer data belong to different users, the ua and the ub are orthogonal.
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